A Great Transformers/Godzilla Alternative

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2015)

Those who think that Transformers movies are awful will most likely praise Pacific Rim as being better in every single way, because it is. The film is directed by Guillermo Del Toro, who is one of the most consistent directors working today, and has cast full of perfectly capable actors/actresses. It is obvious that Del Toro was making this film for fun, and not for the awards season, since Pacific Rim does not have the overall tightness and quality that some of his other films have. Some of the acting is a bit questionable, and the script is far from special, which is especially apparent when Idris Elba gets some screen time. He is meant to be an military leader type character, and is the most generic one sided version of that character. Overall, the film is okay, but an excellent addition to the monster movie genre.